Malacca cruise crowd calendar

Malacca, Malaysia

How many cruise ships and people are in Malacca today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Thursday 5 November 2026

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Malacca port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 5 Nov

Typical

5,368

people in port · 3,352 guests + 2,016 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Malacca.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 1
Most ships at once: 1

See the crowd calendar

How busy Malacca is on Thu 5 Nov

Thursday 5 November 2026 · 1 ship · 5,368 people

Full ship schedule and terminals

Genting Dream
StarDream Cruises
times not published · Turnaround
5,368 people

People are guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus crew. Turnaround ships also move about as many boarding guests through the terminals as the ones leaving.

When the port is busiest on Thu 5 Nov

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 5,368 people on 1 ship.

Genting Dream

times not published · Turnaround

People in port

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How busy is Malacca? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Malacca day. Select a day to see its ships.

Later months

No ships nothing scheduled
Quiet under half a typical day
Light 50–85% of typical
Typical 85–115%
Busy 115–150%
Peak over 150%

October 2026

1 call · 1 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–265.4k 27–28–29–30–31–

November 2026

6 calls · 6 days with ships

1–25.4k 3–4–55.4k 6–7–8–95.4k 10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–235.4k 24–25–262.9k 27–28–29–305.4k

December 2026

7 calls · 7 days with ships

1–2–32.9k 4–5–6–75.4k 8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–162.9k 17–18–19–20862 215.4k 22–23–24–25–26–27–285.4k 29–30–315.4k

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

Mondays are the busiest and Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

Monday
4.1K
Tuesday
66
Wednesday
225
Thursday
1.4K
Friday
0
Saturday
0
Sunday
66

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

Sun 20 Dec
1 ship
862
Quiet
Tue 19 Jan
1 ship
862
Quiet
Thu 26 Nov
1 ship
2,920
Light
Thu 3 Dec
1 ship
2,920
Light
Wed 16 Dec
1 ship
2,920
Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Mon 26 Oct
1 ship
5,368
Typical
Mon 2 Nov
1 ship · 1 turnaround
5,368
Typical
Thu 5 Nov
1 ship · 1 turnaround
5,368
Typical
Mon 9 Nov
1 ship
5,368
Typical
Mon 23 Nov
1 ship
5,368
Typical

Malacca port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Fri 23 Oct – Wed 20 Jan

Ship calls: 17
Daily average: 832; people in port
Busiest day: 5,368; Mon 26 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships: 17 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Malacca

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Genting Dream4 calls

Malacca crowd calendar questions

Each ship counts its guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus its crew. A ship without a published capacity is listed in the schedule but not counted.

It compares the day with a typical Malacca day with ships. Quiet is under half of that, Light 50–85%, Typical 85–115%, Busy 115–150% and Peak more than one and a half times. Each port is compared with itself, so a Busy day in a small port has far fewer people than one in a big homeport.

Most ships call at Malacca for the day: they arrive in the morning and leave in the late afternoon, so the town and its sights are busiest in between.

The calendar covers this month and the next 11 months of published itineraries. Lines add and change calls, so dates further out can still move.

Yes. Arrival and departure times move with weather and port operations. Always confirm with your cruise line and the port before you travel.